DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 90.2 - - 92.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 202 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1355 - - 3160 - - 3803 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 2797 - - 3025 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2244 - - 4049 - - 4692 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1578 - - 1346 - - 1842 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 362 - - 329 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 23 - - 19 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 308 - - 209 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1581 - - -2088 - - -1915 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3825 - - 6138 - - 6607 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7898 - - -7573 - - -6735 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 10142 - - 11622 - - 11427 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 59 - - 57 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 770 - - 750 - - 1120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 90.2 - - 92.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.2 - - 66.6 - - 66.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 88.9 - - 91.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 65.3 - - 65.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 202 - - 118 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1355 - - 3160 - - 3803 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99662 47 081 41 096 30 102 99662 92112 34 082 33 097 31 086 92112 86306 29 093 28 096 29 083 86306 81505 26 089 24 096 22 088 81505 77376 24 084 23 084 18 095 77376 73733 19 092 19 084 13 108 73733 70430 23 071 23 070 15 111 70430 67396 22 047 18 039 18 072 67396 64604 15 043 8 048 14 062 64604 61912 19 029 7 024 9 049 61912 59129 13 002 14 341 14 006 59129 56288 11 047 8 355 14 357 56288 53602 24 017 17 014 19 006 53602 51187 24 016 18 010 21 001 51187 49012 24 022 17 007 19 002 49012 47029 26 020 18 008 19 005 47029 45204 25 020 20 014 20 008 45204 43511 23 024 20 018 20 009 43511 41932 21 034 17 022 19 008 41932 40450 19 046 11 038 14 004 40450 39052 22 056 11 076 8 015 39052 37696 25 060 12 085 6 041 37696 36313 28 052 15 067 8 060 36313 34873 30 051 20 057 9 072 34873 33378 26 037 22 054 12 064 33378 31812 19 019 20 040 14 055 31812 30165 2 022 16 014 15 021 30165 28438 13 176 11 350 19 345 28438 26629 1 091 10 337 18 334 26629 24735 14 017 10 001 15 353 24735 22766 11 064 11 039 16 026 22766 20718 20 125 8 116 8 044 20718 18587 25 120 20 144 10 151 18587 16415 21 113 18 135 17 152 16415 14320 27 129 22 147 14 144 14320 12409 25 139 15 146 18 156 12409 10708 9 084 11 105 5 128 10708 9197 12 042 13 091 10 088 9197 7855 18 039 14 070 13 074 7855 6664 17 028 16 052 12 069 6664 5609 11 019 12 047 7*068 5609 4679 5 332 6*024 1*095 4679 3856 8 308 3*330 2 204 3856 3119 10 310 3 319 3 211 3119 2466 10*315 3 310 4 211 2466 1921 8*312 3 300 5 212 1921 1503 7 310 3 295 5 211 1503 1215 6 308 3 289 5 212 1215 1040 6 308 3 287 5 211 1040 939 5 307 2 287 4 211 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography